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Job Description

The JCPL Library Service Center is looking for a full-time Interlibrary Loan Acquisitions Associate.  This position provides core library service in the development of JCPL's collection and ensures that both quality control and appropriate quantities of material are purchased for JCPL.  In addition, this position provides access to materials not owned by JCPL through Interlibrary Loan.  JCPL is both a lending and borrowing library in the Interlibrary Loan collective.  The Library Service Center is located at 10500 W. 38th Avenue in Wheat Ridge.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES

Interlibrary Loan Requests

• Processes requests for the lending and borrowing of materials.
• Utilizes databases to research and verify patron requests and identify lending locations.
• Sends requests via established Interlibrary Loan programs.
• Verifies bibliographic information and processes requests from libraries requesting JCPL materials.
• Maintains borrowing and lending records.
• Prepares and routes materials for borrowing and requesting.

 Acquisitions Material Ordering

• Places orders for JCPL's collection.
• Organizes, prioritizes, and enters orders into the Integrated Library System Platform. 
• Enters orders in vendor software, verifies information and availability, resolves discrepancies, encumbers funds, and handles daily financial postings.
• Tracks materials budget and runs various reports as needed.

Daily Operations & Other Duties

• Assists with serial orders and renewals, maintains serial records, reports missing items, and runs and processes serial reports.
• Communicates with staff, patrons, and vendors.
• Participates in meetings, special projects, cross-functional teams, and other activities as required.
• Acts as Person in Charge of the Library Service Center as needed.
• Complies with laws governing patron privacy and confidentiality under CRS24-90-119 and the Code of Ethics of the American Library Association, as well as, ADA governing public access to space and technology.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent.
• Basic computer and technical skills as appropriate for the position.
• Intermediate reading, writing, and math skills.
• One year of related experience, public library experience preferred.

REQUIREMENTS

• Offer of employment contingent on criminal history check and education verification.

Additional Info & Requirements

Requirements

• Offer of employment contingent on criminal history check and education verification.

The Community

Jefferson County Public Library, formed in 1952, is the third largest public library in the state of Colorado and in the Rocky Mountain Region.  Nestled midway between the bustling city of Denver and the nearby Rocky Mountains, and spanning 774 square miles, Jefferson County is the second largest county in Colorado.  Jefferson County Public Library is a Department in Jefferson County Government.

Jefferson County Public Library will be the essential destination where all generations connect, discover, and create.  We help to build an educated and vibrant community by providing equal access to information and opportunities.  Everyone is welcome at JCPL.  We serve with care, meet patrons where they are, give them our full attention, and strive to exceed their expectations.  Our core values are: Innovation, Accountability, and Excellence.

HR Info

Angela Rick, Recruitment Coordinator

Application must be made online at jeffco.us/jobs